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New Zealand accepts US action in Syria

Jacinda Ardern

Wellington, April 14, 2018

This morning the Government was advised that targeted military action would be taken in response to the latest chemical weapons attack in Syria.
The Government has always favoured diplomatic efforts and a multilateral approach.

The use of the veto powers at the Security Council prevented that course of action.

We have always condemned the use of the veto, including by Russia in this case.
New Zealand therefore accepts why the US, UK and France have today responded to the grave violation of international law, and the abhorrent use of chemical weapons against civilians.
The action was intended to prevent further such atrocities being committed against Syrian civilians.
We stand firm in our condemnation of the use of chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta.

This is clearly in breach of international law.
It is now important that these issues are returned to the United Nations multilateral processes including the Security Council.

Jacinda Ardern is Prime Minister of New Zealand.

(RNZ Picture by Rebekah Parsons-King published under Special Arrangement with www.rnz.co.nz)

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